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Now that NBC has announced its fall schedule (see it here), it’s time to start over-analyzing its choices.

The biggest surprise in the schedule is that not a single new show will premiere on Thursday night. Typical network thinking states that you should use your successful programming blocks to launch new shows. (This approach has worked well for years for CBS on Monday nights.) And even though NBC is languishing in fourth place as a network, it still counts aging “The Office” among its top performers. So it usually debuts a new show after it every fall. Until now, apparently.

The Thursday comedy block will be filled with all returning shows (though slightly reordered) — “30 Rock,” “Up All Night,” “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation.”… Read More »